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Kevin Trullemans

Simple question for me: Is jQuery worth it by now when diving into JavaScript?

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Osita Chibuike

Well most platforms existing today wildly used were created in time periods where JQuery was very prominent and regarded as a pioneering tool, with regards to maintaining such platforms and transitioning them (in case of that) the knowledge of JQuery is needed. But most businesses and software companies today, look for individuals using frontend component frameworks (React, Vue, Angular etc.), especially startups. But which every you settle with, there's always going to be a place for you in the industry. The knowledge is a plus though.

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Kevin Trullemans

Thank you for your answer. I'm still at a beginner level and I'm getting a bit lost in the middle of all those technologies and languages. My teacher here, in Belgium, is only teaching jQuery. We barely had any vanilla JavaScript and I have to use a lot of free time focusing on the hot trends and what will make me attractive for eventual future opportunities.